Omega-3s tied to lower risk of heart arrhythmia
Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:17 AM PST
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - In a new study of some 3,000 older adults, those with the highest levels of omega-3 fatty acids in their blood were 30 percent less likely to develop an irregular heartbeat over the next 14 years than peers with the lowest blood levels of omega-3s. "A 30 percent lower risk of the most common chronic arrhythmia in the United States population is a pretty big effect ... |
Societal control of sugar essential to ease public health burden
EurekAlert! Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:16 AM PST
( University of California - San Francisco ) Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. |
Is Diet Soda Bad For You?
redOrbit Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:10 AM PST
New study finds potential link between daily consumption of diet soft drinks and risk of vascular events Individuals who drink diet soft drinks on a daily basis may be at increased risk of suffering vascular events such as stroke, heart attack, and vascular death. This is according to a new study by Hannah Gardener and her colleagues from the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine and at ... |
Press Release
PharmiWeb Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:08 AM PST
On the first day of American Heart Month, Rite Aid (NYSE: RAD) has launched a two-month campaign giving customers access to free heart health resources including "Take Heart" health guides, blood pressure screenings, and online tools and assessments at www.riteaid.com/heart . Rite Aid stores nationwide will also conduct in-store fund-raisers throughout February to benefit the American Heart ... |
Which Catholics are against contraception coverage?
National Catholic Reporter Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02 AM PST
There's a battle brewing in America, one that is at the very heart of religious freedom, separation of church and state, and of individual conscience. |
Researchers: Societal control of sugar essential to ease public health burden
PhysOrg Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02 AM PST
Sugar should be controlled like alcohol and tobacco to protect public health, according to a team of UCSF researchers, who maintain in a new report that sugar is fueling a global obesity pandemic, contributing to 35 million deaths annually worldwide from non-communicable diseases like diabetes, heart disease and cancer. |
Olympic boxing great Stevenson out of hospital
AP via Yahoo! Sports Wed, 01 Feb 2012 10:02 AM PST
Three-time Olympic heavyweight boxing champion Teofilo Stevenson says reports of his near-death in Cuba are exaggerated after spending two weeks in hospital. Stevenson says he was hospitalized on Jan. 13 after doctors detected a clot in an artery near his heart. He spent 15 days in intensive care before being released last week. |
How to protect your heart naturally
Fox News Wed, 01 Feb 2012 09:59 AM PST
Heart disease is the No. 1 killer of women in America â€" so it’s important to take care of your ticker. The Medicine Hunter, Chris Kilham, said there are natural ways to protect your heart, like taking hawthorn berry |
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